Good Morning,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request ENQ-301431-J0C9C8

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 received on 05 December 2018.

Melanie Waite will be dealing with your request.

We have up to 20 days in which to deal with your request. If we require clarification regarding your request, we will contact you to explain this. The 20 working day period will then start from the day that we receive your clarification.

You will also be informed in advance if there is a charge for supplying copies of the information.

Please also be aware that, if the requested information contains references to any third parties, we may need to consult these individuals about the release of their personal data before making a decision whether or not to release the information to you.

We will also provide an explanation if any information is not released to you.

Should you have any queries regarding your request, please contact the team by email [email address] or by telephone 01603 222661.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Cooper, Business Support Assistant
Information Compliance Team
Dept: 01603 222661
Room 043, County Hall, Norwich

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Dear Maciej

Clarification Required: Freedom of Information Request – ENQ-301431-J0C9C8 and ENQ-301893-R8S4K5

We refer to your requests for information dated 5 December and 7 December, which are two almost identical requests. Therefore please clarify which one you wish to pursue so that we may close the other one.

The request is very similar to 301893 apart from question two (below) so please can you confirm you want this question to either replace the original No.2:
2. How many human remains do you have in your collection which originated in:
a. Canada
b. New Zealand
c. Australia

We would be happy to discuss your request with you if you think that this would help. You can call us on 01603 222661.

Once you have provided this information, we will be able to process your request. If this information is not received by [the target end date on CRM] we will assume that you do not wish to continue with your request and will close the file. Your request will be placed on hold whilst we await this information. Once this information is received, the timescale for response will reset.

Yours sincerely,

Information Compliance Officer
Information Management Service
Norfolk County Council
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH

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Dear Maciej Wójtowicz,

Please find below responses to your enquiries:

1. How many non-European human remains do you have in your collection? If
you do not have the exact number, then please provide an approximation
based on your normal method of counting. 5

2.How many requests for the repatriation of non-European human remains did
you receive from communities, individuals or institutions outside of
Europe prior to the Human Tissue Act 2004 coming into force?  Of these how
many were approved? None

3.How many requests for the repatriation of human remains have you had
from communities, individuals or institutions outside of Europe since the
Human Tissue Act 2004 came into force? None

4.Of these requests, how many were: Not applicable

a.Approved in full, with all of the requested remains being returned to
the communities/individuals in question.

b.Approved in part with some of the requested remains being returned.

c.Not approved.

d.Still awaiting a decision.

5.For those requests which were not approved please provide a copy of the
final decision letter setting out the reasons Not applicable

If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your request you have the
right of appeal through the Council’s internal review procedure by setting
out the grounds of your appeal in writing to:

[1][email address]

or Information Compliance Team

Room 043

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

An appeal should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of this
notice and should be identified as "FOI Appeal".

If you are dissatisfied after pursuing the complaints procedure, you may
apply to the Information Commissioner under Section 50 of the Act for a
decision whether your request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of Part I of the Act.  Refer to the ICO
Website at: [2]https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ for advice on how to report a
concern.  Or you can write to them at:

First Contact Team

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane, Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Andy Swan, Senior Information Compliance Officer

Information Management Service

County Hall

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